JINGIELLA
a plant-eating mamenchisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of China.
Pronunciation:
Meaning: Of the Jing
Author/s: Ren
et al. (
2024)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Guangxi, China
Discovery Chart Position: #1119
Jingiella dongxingensis
(Of the Jing, from Dongxing)Etymology
Jingiella is derived from "Jing" (the Chinese people of the Jing Nationality who emigrated from Vietnam).
The
species epithet,
dongxingensis, means "from Dongxing" in Latin.
Discovery
The remains of
Jingiella were discovered in the Dongxing Formation at Nanmushan village, Dongxing town of Dongxing city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Southern China.
The
holotype (DXJL2021001) consists of partial back, hip and tail vertebrae, parts of both forearms, and the top end of a right thigh.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian
Age range: 155-149 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Chen (1983) "Jingia".
Acta Zootax sinica, 8(1): 78.
• Ren XX, Wang XR, Ji YN, Guo Z and Ji Q (2024-02-22) "The first mamenchisaurid from the Upper Jurassic Dongxing Formation of Guangxi, southernmost China".
Historical Biology, 1–14. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2024.2309287.
• Ren XX, Wang XR, Ji YN, Guo Z and Ji Q (2024-04-15) "Addendum".
Historical Biology: 1–1. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2024.2325806.
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